Pet peeved

| MCM staff

It may be hard to imagine the King of High Tech, Sharper Image catalog/retail empire founder Richard Thalheimer, steam-cleaning pet stains out of a carpet,

PMG Henderson’s promises

| Paul Miller

When he was named postmaster general in May, William Henderson vowed that catalog delivery would drastically improve this fall/holiday season.Now, nearly

People

| MCM staff

The Michigan Bulb Group of Peoria, IL-based multititle cataloger Foster & Gallagher announced two promotions. Chris Dwyer-Jaroszcwicz, a 13-year veteran

Perish the thought…

| Mark Del Franco

During the holiday season, even apparel and hard goods catalogers add food baskets and fruitcakes to their product lines, to capitalize on the season

Priorities, Winter ’98

| Melissa Dowling

Take back the quality of your life, the Priorities catalog proclaims to allergy and asthma sufferers. And with its well-presented array of merchandise

People

| MCM staff

Micron Electronics announced three appointments: David Burcham to senior vice president and general manager, consumer and small business; Harry Heisler

People

| MCM staff

Tracy Keller joined Team Paradise, a catalog of inline skating equipment, as marketing manager. She will manage promotional activities and advertising.Barnesandnoble.com

People

| MCM staff

Fingerhut Companies named William Lansing, currently vice president of business development for General Electric Corp., as president. He will focus on

People

| MCM staff

Claire’s Stores named Brian Doyle president/chief operating officer of Just Nikki, an apparel catalog for teenage girls and young women. Before joining